You may want to watch various status lines on a PIC at the same time. This will save you having to probe around with just one or two probes. Also you loose one input if you need to need a sync signal. Rick rad0 wrote: > haven't plunked down yet for an oscilloscope.... > > what do you need a four channel versus a two channel oscilloscope for? > > what kinds of things do you do with a four channel? > > thanks very much. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics